This week’s Foto Friday Fun features 8 images chosen by readers from my photo archives. I love sharing these memories as photos are drawn up from my past.
Jonker chose #3975 for “my birth date.” I hope he ate cake on his birthday instead of a millipede like this European Roller seen in Kruger National Park South Africa.
Jo chose #7700, my favorite animal in South Africa. Parked by a waterhole for any length of time at Addo Elephant National Park and they will come, in herds. I could watch the social interactions of elephants for hours, days and weeks.
Sherry chose #282 and she’s a history buff so should appreciate seeing ancient pueblo ruins at Walnut Canyon National Monument.
Diane chose #6969 and she likes the little things in nature as much as the big. (You should see some of her photos.) Joan spotted this Blue-spotted Girdled Lizard while we were photographing proteas along the the road north of George on Montagu Pass.
Elaine chose #3444. She’s seeing spring flowers around her Alaska home and these spring beauties were a gift from a dear friend several years ago. I took photos of the daffodils every day from bud to bloom.
Yogi chose #16 because his son just celebrated his 16th birthday. Could there be a coincidence that this metal wind sculpture has 16 blades. Saw this at a yard sale, not for sale, in Wickenburg, Arizona.
Bo chose #7606 for the year and month of her 38th anniversary. Maybe she should think about spending the 40th in South Africa so they can go on safari and see this kind of wildlife at Addo Elephant National Park.
Bibi got to choose #5 in person, because she’s here on the 5th visiting me at Grand Canyon. And just maybe we’ll get a sunset view similar to this taken from Cape Royal.
My choice this week taken the first evening in June as the last light glowed on the Deva Temple and cast a replica shadow of Angels Gate on the far canyon wall.
Thank you for joining in Foto Friday Fun where readers choose a number from my archives and I share the corresponding photo and a story. To join in the fun for
next week leave a number between 01 and 9995 in a comment and maybe see your chosen image next week.
Do you have a favorite from this week?
I have so many photos to share from this recent journey in South Africa. So as I label them I’ll post every 100th image on the Geogypsy Facebook page where you can follow along.
Capturing the present for future memories of the past
I love the first picture of all the elephants together.
Thanks. Ya’ know how much I love elephants.
Love my lizard, but a great all round series. We are going to be travelling around Spain and Portugal until 5 July, the people we are staying with in Portugal for two weeks have not internet connection so I do not know if we will be on line at all. Can I leave numbers and catch up on my return? If you are happy with that – for the 13th 0356, 20th 2356, 27th 3356 and 4 July 4356. If I manage to get on-line I will look in, but I would rather accept the fact that we will be rarely, if at all with a connection. It will seem very strange minus a computer but that is what I will be! Keep well Diane
Happy travels to you. Have you down for all the numbers. Looking forward to future posts of your adventures.
I’m amazed by how beautiful your random photos are. The European Roller is my favorite of this group.
Just lucky I guess. I really like the European Roller but the Lilac Roller is even prettier.
Oh lucky Bibi, to choose hers in person. Those canyon pictures are just wonderful. And I particularly love the ones from Addo Elephant National Park. I could sit with you for days and weeks watching them.
oops……number 7778 for next time please.
I think we should sit together for days and weeks watching the elephants in Addo. Have you down For #7778.
Oh that canyon, how I miss that spacious view. I had a thought, briefly, that if I had never seen it, I wouldn’t miss it so much. But better to have loved and left, than never loved at all. ( 🙂 groan)
How could anyone not love Grand Canyon. So glad you got to enjoy it. Have you down for #01.
Oops, forgot a number. Ya know, this is very
“sneaky” addicting — gotta pick a number for Gaelyn!!!Let’s start at the very beginning. 01
Guess who doesn’t know how to do html…sigh
Me neither.
Such amazing collections you give us. Stunning places, stunning photography. The light in the last picture is so gorgeous, makes me gasp.
We will be off the grid next week.
Have an off the grid good time.
Love the Roller with its meal! All beautiful images again, Gaelyn. My number for next week is 1305 (Next Friday’s date when you post this!) (((Hugs))) Jo
Thought you’d like the Roller. Have you down for #1305.
Great pics all and I love the one you got for me.
The number for next week is uh, 59, cuz that is my age.
Are you still celebrating 59? Which I have you down for.
Love the closeup of the elephants, and of course the photos of the canyon are just gorgeous! I’ll go with 1024 next time.
Well you know elephants are my favorites. Have you down for #1024.
Sunset over the Grand Canyon. Ahhhhh, lovely. Would love to see that one day.
I pick 303 for next week. Random number.
Sure hope you do see it one day. Have you down for #303.